Lipoprotein Analysis Laboratory
Laboratory Purpose:
To provide analytical and quantitative measurements of lipid and lipoprotein endpoints for non-diagnostic investigational purposes.
Capabilities:
- Quantitative measurements of apolipoproteins AI, AII, B, E, and Lp(a) by ELISA
- Lipoprotein fractionation and estimation of LDL particle size
- Lipoprotein-cholesterol distribution in plasma
- Quantitative measurements of fatty acids by GC
- Quantitative measurements of cholesterol and plant sterols by GC
Instrumentation:
- Agilent 6890N GC systems with autosamplers (2)
- Beckman Optima MAX-E Ultracentrifuge with TLA 55, TLA 120.1 and TLA 120.2 rotors
- Beckman L8-70 Ultracentrifuge and 70.1 Ti rotor
- Beckman System Gold HPLC with autosampler, PDA detector, ELSD detector
- Hitachi LaChrom Elite HPLC systems with Peltier cooled autosamplers (2)
- Wyatt DAWN HELEOS-II light scattering detector with QELS
- Wyatt Optilab rEX refractive index detector
- Tecan GENios absorbance, fluorescence, and glow type luminescence platereader
Contact Information:
Telephone Number: 336-716-2137
Director: Lawrence Rudel, PhD
Tel: 336-716-2821
Fax: 336-716-6279
lrudel@wakehealth.edu
Supervisor: Martha Wilson, PhD
Tel: 336-716-2137
Fax: 336-716-6279
mdwilson@wakehealth.edu